Story | 04 Sep, 2020
Three landscape conservation projects converge in the Kilombero Valley
Kilombero Valley in Tanzania is an area of high biodiversity – including a Ramsar listed wetland – that is under ever-increasing human pressure. It is also part of the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT), a public-private partnership initiated through…
Grey literature | 2020
Contributing to scaling up forest landscape restoration in Ethiopia
This report intends to identify the opportunities and barriers of introducing and scaling up of FLR into selected pilot landscapes of Ethiopia: the districts (or woredas used as a synonym throughout this document) of Sodo and Meket, located in SNNP and Amhara regions respectively. This work is…
Story | 02 Sep, 2020
Invasive alien species may be a bigger threat to natural World Heritage than previously thought
A new paper indicates that impacts on natural World Heritage sites from invasive alien species, such as house mice, Argentine ants and rainbow trout, may be greater than previously assessed. It presents results of a proposed framework tested in seven affected sites, recording the presence of…
Story | 01 Sep, 2020
WCPA publishes a new guide to identifying ecosystem services in protected areas
The Protected Area Benefits Assessment Tool Plus (PA-BAT+) - a users’ guide to identifying ecosystem services from protected areas, in collaboration with local communities and Indigenous People, has just been published by the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas.
Story | 01 Sep, 2020
New secure information-sharing platform for East Africa
On 27th August 2020, TRAFFIC with support from USAID funded CONNECT project hosted a virtual launch of the Eastern Africa -Trade in Wildlife Information Exchange (TWIX) mailing list, connecting law enforcement officials from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
Story | 31 Aug, 2020
COVID-19 and Adaptive leadership
Practices conservation leaders can employ to cushion their organizations during crises. Blog from a webinar titled COVID-19 and Adaptive leadership, which was held on August 11, 2020
Press release | 28 Aug, 2020
IUCN Species Survival Commission member wins the 2020 British Ecological Society award
The British Ecological Society (BES) announced today the winners of its annual awards and prizes, recognising Wendy Foden, Chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission’s Climate Change Specialist Group, for her outstanding contribution to climate change research.
Story | 28 Aug, 2020
Water, our ally in adapting to climate change in the Western Balkans
The Western Balkans are highly prone to climate change, affecting water resources, while predictions indicate increases in extreme weather events leading to repeated disasters.
Story | 27 Aug, 2020
The Irish Supreme Court Judgment in Climate Case Ireland: ‘One Step Forward and Two Steps Back’
By Owen McIntyre - A recent unanimous decision of the Irish Supreme Court has held the Government to account for failing to specify, as required under the relevant legislation, a credible programme of measures for addressing climate change up until 2050. While the Court’s…
Story | 27 Aug, 2020
Clear roadmaps for land restoration in 25 countries
NOW AVAILABLE: A new series of briefs revealing the real potential for forest landscape restoration as the first purpose-built nature-based solution! These reports provide an easy-reference roadmap for restoration action in 25 countries.